sentence

«sentence» in Mova's school dictionary: a group of words that makes a complete statement… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a sentence, sentences); verb (sentence, sentences, sentenced, sentencing)

meaning for a pupil

1) A sentence is a group of words that makes a complete statement, question or command; in writing it starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark. tree →

2) A sentence is the punishment a judge gives to someone found guilty of a crime. tree →

3) To sentence someone is to give them that punishment. tree →

sense in the lessons

In English lessons: a sentence needs a verb and usually a subject (The dog barks.); types are statements, questions, commands and exclamations; simple, compound and complex sentences; join sentences with «and», «but», «because». In maths, a number sentence is an equation such as 3 + 4 = 7. In stories about courts: the judge sentenced him to prison. Phrases: write in full sentences, number sentence, life sentence.

examples

• Start every sentence with a capital letter. tree →
• «I like cake.» is a short sentence. tree →
• Write three sentences about your weekend. tree →
• Use a question mark at the end of a question sentence. tree →
• 5 + 3 = 8 is a number sentence. tree →
• The judge gave the thief a sentence of two years. tree →
• Can you put this word in a sentence? tree →
• Answer in full sentences. tree →
• The servant was led out and his sentence read to him. tree →

note

Countable. Spelled sen-tence (not «sentance»). A phrase (like «in the morning») is not a full sentence because it has no verb. In maths, a number sentence = an equation or inequality.

In the corpora

• You don't have to explain everything; one sentence is enough: "I saw something not for kids."
• AI "tasted" millions of sentences or pictures in the same way and learned what usually goes together.
• AI programs learn patterns from very large numbers of examples, such as sentences or photos.
• A chatbot is wonderfully good at sounding right: clear sentences, a calm voice, no "erm".
• In one sentence: "I'm Mova, a small AI that learns language from lessons and shows why it decides."

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «sentence» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.